Critical React Native CLI Flaw Exposed Millions of Developers to Remote Attacks

Details have emerged about a now-patched critical security flaw in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package that could be potentially exploited to run malicious operating system (OS) commands under certain conditions.
“The vulnerability al… Continue reading Critical React Native CLI Flaw Exposed Millions of Developers to Remote Attacks→

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Microsoft Teams Bugs Let Attackers Impersonate Colleagues and Edit Messages Unnoticed

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of four security flaws in Microsoft Teams that could have exposed users to serious impersonation and social engineering attacks.
The vulnerabilities “allowed attackers to manipulate conversations, impers… Continue reading Microsoft Teams Bugs Let Attackers Impersonate Colleagues and Edit Messages Unnoticed→

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Operation SkyCloak Deploys Tor-Enabled OpenSSH Backdoor Targeting Defense Sectors

Threat actors are leveraging weaponized attachments distributed via phishing emails to deliver malware likely targeting the defense sector in Russia and Belarus.
According to multiple reports from Cyble and Seqrite Labs, the campaign is designed to dep… Continue reading Operation SkyCloak Deploys Tor-Enabled OpenSSH Backdoor Targeting Defense Sectors→

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Google’s AI ‘Big Sleep’ Finds 5 New Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari WebKit

Google’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cybersecurity agent called Big Sleep has been credited by Apple for discovering as many as five different security flaws in the WebKit component used in its Safari web browser that, if successfully exploite… Continue reading Google’s AI ‘Big Sleep’ Finds 5 New Vulnerabilities in Apple’s Safari WebKit→

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U.S. Prosecutors Indict Cybersecurity Insiders Accused of BlackCat Ransomware Attacks

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have accused a trio of allegedly hacking the networks of five U.S. companies with BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware between May and November 2023 and extorting them.
Ryan Clifford Goldberg, Kevin Tyler Martin, and an unnam… Continue reading U.S. Prosecutors Indict Cybersecurity Insiders Accused of BlackCat Ransomware Attacks→

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Microsoft Detects “SesameOp” Backdoor Using OpenAI’s API as a Stealth Command Channel

Microsoft has disclosed details of a novel backdoor dubbed SesameOp that uses OpenAI Assistants Application Programming Interface (API) for command-and-control (C2) communications.
“Instead of relying on more traditional methods, the threat actor behin… Continue reading Microsoft Detects “SesameOp” Backdoor Using OpenAI’s API as a Stealth Command Channel→

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Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious extension in the Open VSX registry that harbors a remote access trojan called SleepyDuck.
According to Secure Annex’s John Tuckner, the extension in question, juan-bianco.solidity-vlang (version 0…. Continue reading Malicious VSX Extension “SleepyDuck” Uses Ethereum to Keep Its Command Server Alive→

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Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Monitoring Tools to Infiltrate Logistics and Freight Networks

Bad actors are increasingly training their sights on trucking and logistics companies with an aim to infect them with remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for financial gain and ultimately steal cargo freight.
The threat cluster, believed to… Continue reading Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Monitoring Tools to Infiltrate Logistics and Freight Networks→

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⚡ Weekly Recap: Lazarus Hits Web3, Intel/AMD TEEs Cracked, Dark Web Leak Tool & More

Cyberattacks are getting smarter and harder to stop. This week, hackers used sneaky tools, tricked trusted systems, and quickly took advantage of new security problems—some just hours after being found. No system was fully safe.
From spying and fake jo… Continue reading ⚡ Weekly Recap: Lazarus Hits Web3, Intel/AMD TEEs Cracked, Dark Web Leak Tool & More→

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